Pro-democracy protests continue in Nepal as international pressure grows

[JURIST] Pro-democracy protests continued in Nepal [JURIST news archive] on Tuesday, with government employees being arrested for the first time and international pressure from India and several human rights groups being put on King Gyanendra [official website; BBC profile] to resolve the situation. An estimated 20,000 protesters filled the streets of the small western town of Nepalgunj, shouting slogans against King Gyanendra and overwhelming police in the area. In Kathmandu, 25 employees from the Ministry of Home Affairs [official website] were arrested for protesting Gyanendra, while opposition leaders vowed to push forward with a major demonstration on Thursday despite a government ban on protests.

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